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H .S.HALE. SOFA BEDSTEAD.

No. 595,913. Patented Deo. 21, 1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT GEETCE.

HENRY S. HALE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SOFA-BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 595,913, dated December21, 1897'.

Application liled March 5, 1897l Serial No. 625,974. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY-S. HALE, of the city and county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented an Improvement inSofa-Bedsteads, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to sofa-bedsteads; and it consists of theimprovements which are set forth in the following specification and areshown in the accompanying drawings.

It is the object of my invention to provide a combined sofa and bedsteadwhich shall preserve the usual form and shape of a sofa and may beconverted with ease and quickness into a bedstead. It is particularlydifficult to keep upholstered furniture of this character perfectlyclean and free from vermin; and it is also an object of my invention toaccomplish this result by so constructing the sofa bedstead that it maybe readily knocked down 01' dismembered for convenience in cleansing andalso for packing in a compact form, and may be as readily put togetheragain.

In carrying out my invention I employ a main frame composed of sideboards and end frames, a sofa-seat section resting on the main frame andmovable horizontally thereon, a sofa-back section, and guides betweenthe end frames of the main frame and the sofa-back section which enablethe latter to be maintained in a more or less upright position and to bemoved from that position into a more or less horizontal position toconvert' the sofa into a bedstead, and vice versa.

When my invention is embodied in the knockdown construction, the partsof the main frame are made detachable in the manenables the seat-sectionto be lifted at will to give access to the interior of the main frame. Ishall now refer to the accompanying drawings for the purpose ofparticularly describing my invention.

In the drawings, Figure I is a perspective view of my improvedsofa-bedstead. Eig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of thesame, taken on the line :l: a; of Eig. 3. Fig. 3 is a transversevertical sectional view on the line y y of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a similarview with the bed opened. Eig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view on theline zz of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the devices forinterlocking the side and end boards of the frame. Fig. 7 is a similarview of the same with the interlocking members disengaged. Eig. 8 is avertical sectional view, enlarged, of a portion of the frame, showingthe interlocking devices. Fig. 9 is a transverse vertical sectional viewsimilar to Fig. 3 with the back and cushion removed. Eig. 10 is ahorizontal sectional view on the line fw w of Eig. 3. Eig. l1 is aperspective view of part of the back and seat frames, showing thehinging of the parts together.

A A are the end frames. These constitute the ends of the sofa and thehead and foot boards of the bedstead. They may be of any appropriatedesign and construction.

B B are the longitudinal side frames, which may be constructed like theordinary side boards of a bedstead, and are adapted to be detachablyconnected at their ends with the end frames in the manner usual in theconstruction ot' bedsteads. The side boards B B may be provided with theusual rests b to support a series of slats C, forming a compartment Twithin the main frame to contain bedding. The frame may be furtherbraced transversely by a central` cross-brace D, having its endsinserted in vertical guides d CZ on the inside of the side boards B B.

Various devices may be employed for interlocking the ends of the sideboards with the end boards A A. I prefer the devices shown, whichconsist each of a plate E, carried by the head-board, having aninwardlyprojecting web E,to the upper end of which is pivoted a notcheddog G immediately above an inclined lug H, and of a plate I, carried bythe side board and having at its inner end an inclined piece J, providedat its top with a notch j and at its rear with a projection IOO Toconnect the side board and head-board together, the inclined piece J ofthe plate I is inserted behind the inclined lug IAI and the notched dogG is thrown into engagement with the notch y'. The projectiont at therear of the piece J enters an opening e in the plate E and, resting`against the edge of the plate, acts as a stop to support the end of theside board. To detach the side board and head-board, the dog Gisdisengaged from the notch j, when the side board may be lifted up.

The head-boards A A are provided on their inner faces with guides K K,which extend rearwardly in a more or less horizontal position toward theback and then upwardly and preferably in an outwardly-inclined position.These guides are preferably constructed as shown in Fig. 5, consistingof grooves faced with metallic angle-strips 7c Za, secu red in place byfastening-strips Z. The upper ends of the guides K K are open orunobstructed, but may be closed by removable plugs or pieces K topresent a neat appearance in the arms of the sofa.

N is the sofa-back section, and M is the sofa-seat section. The sectionsNaud M are preferably connected together. In the drawings I have shownthem hinged together, as by hinge-links m, between the frames of thesections M N, Fig. ll.

rllhe sections M N may be of any suitable construction and may besuitably uphol stered. I prefer to construct them of rectangular woodenframes, with transverse crosspieces O at the bottom, and with upholsterystretched over the surface and secured to the frames and supported bybroad metallic bands P, sustained upon coiled springs Q, interposedbetween-the metallic bands P and the cross-pieces O. This forms a verycomfort- 4able sofa-seat as well as an excellent elasticbmattress whenthe sofa is converted into a ed.

Carried by the ends of the sofa-back seetion N are projections, guides,or fingers R, which engage the guides or grooves K K of the end frames.These projections, guides, or lingers are preferably carried by the rearmember N only and preferably consist of iianged rollers carried on studsor fingers secured to the ends of the frame N. I have shown two of theseguides or rollers at each end of the frame N, one being carried on astud at about the medial line of the frameand the other on an arm orplate S, located at the front end and projecting forward, so as to bringthe rollers R in the angles or bends between the horizontal and uprightportions of the guideways K K when the sofa-back section is in theupright position, as shown in Fig. 3.

In assembling the parts together the side boards B B are connected withthe end frames A A through the interlocking plates E I or through suchdevices as may be employed. The section N is then lifted and the guidesR are inserted in the guideways K.

NVhen the sofa is to be used, the section N is allowed to remain in anupright position as the sofa-back, supported by the guides R in theupwardly-extending portion of the guideways K, and the section M restsin a more or less horizontal position upon the horizontal surface of themain frame forming the sofaseat. rlhe front guides or rollers R arepreferably so located that they will lie in the angle of the horizontaland upright portions of the grooves or guides K when the section N is inthis position.

To maintain the sections M and N in these positions, suitable devicesfor locking the sections in place may be employed. I have shown thelower portion of the frame of the front section M provided with a lug orlugs fa, adapted to engage the frontside board B, (see Fig. 3 5) but anyother suitable devices may be used.

To convert the sofa into a bed, the section M is lifted sufciently todisengage the lug or lugs n and is then pulled forward. The guides R ofthe section N travel down the guideways K, the front guides moving inthe horizontal portions of the guideways until the sections M and N arebrought into the position shown in Fig. 4 in a horizontal plane, forminga bed bottom resting on the side frames B B. To insure the bed-bottomlying level and to facilitate the movements of the sections, horizontalguide-strips S may be used, carried by the end frames or arrangedtransversely between the side boards B B.

By employing two guides or rollers R on each end of the frame N and solocating them that thefront guides will be at the angle or bend of theguideways K K when the section M is upright and the rear guides will beat the angle or bend when the section is in a horizontal position theguides will always be in posit-ion to pass from one portion of theguideway to the other and to enable the sections to be moved easily fromone position to another.

By locating the guides R on the section N only the section M is free tobe raised to permit of access to the compartment T, in which the beddingmay be placed.

To dismantle or knock down the sofa-bed stead, the guides R of thesection N are lifted entirely out of engagement with the guideways K,thus separating the sections M and N from connection with the frames A AB B. The sections M and N may then be folded together and the sides B Band ends A A separated and packed, with the folded sections M N, into asmall compact package.

Vhen the sections M and N are hinged together, the hinge may beconcealed at the back bya strip of covering material t, secured at itsedges to the frames M N and at its middle to the hinges m.

While I prefer the details of construction shown, they may be variedwithout in any way departing from the invention.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

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l. In a sofa-bedstead, the combination of a main frame having its endsprovided with guides occupying more or less upright and horizontalpositions, a sofa-seat section movable horizontally in the main frame,and a sofa-back section provided at each end with two guides engagingthe guides on the ends of the main frame, so arranged that when thesofa-back section is moved from an upright position to a horizontalposition, one of said guides will move upon the upright portion of theguides of the end frames, and the other in the horizontal portionthereof.

2. In a sofa-bedstead, the combination of the main frame provided at itsends with grooved guideways K, K, having more or less horizontal andupright portions, a sofa-seat section movable horizontally on the mainframe, and a sofa-back section provided at each end with two guidesguided in the grooved guideways K, K, whereby the sofaback section maybe maintainedin an upright position and may be moved therefrom into ahorizontal position or vice versa.

3. In a sofa-bedstead, the combination of the main frame provided at itsends with grooved guideways K, K, having more or less horizontal andupright portions, a sofa-seat section movable horizontally on the mainframe, and a sofa-back section provided at each end with two rollers Rguided in the grooved guideways K, K, whereby the sofaback section maybe maintained in an upright position and-may be moved therefrom into ahorizontal position or vice versa.

4. In a sofa-bedstead, the combinationof the main frame provided at itsends with grooved guideways K, K, having more or less horizontal andupright portions, a vsofa-seat section movable horizontally on the mainframe, and a sofa-back section provided at each end with two guidesguided in the grooved guideways K, K, one of said guides at each endbeing located at the front edge of the sofa-back section, whereby thesofa-back section may be maintained in an upright position and may bemoved therefrom into a horizontal position or vice versa.

5. In a knockdown sofa-bedstead, the

combination of a main frame, composed of end and side pieces providedwith means for detachable connection, a sofa-seat section supported uponthe main frame, a sofa-back section, and guides between the sofa-backsection and the main frame, to permit the sofaback section to be movedfrom a more or less upright to a more or less horizontal position, andopen at one end to permit the sofa-back section to be lifted fromengagement With them.

6. In a knockdown sofa-bedstead, the combination of the main framecomposed of detachable side and end pieces and provided at its ends withgrooved guideways K, K,having more or less horizontal portions andupright portions open at their ends, a sofa-seat section movablehorizontally on the mainy

